L2T On The Road: Miami

BLUE NOTE RECORDS Nineteen years ago jazz junkie Bob Perry set out to build a music store bearing the name of his beloved Blue Note Records. With the revered label’s consent, Perry created not a jazz specialty shop but a pop-culture compound with a selection as diverse as the Miami melting pot it serves. Nestled within two connecting buildings and an annex is everything from calypso to reggae to hardcore. Perry sings the praises of Verve/Remixed, the No. 1 record on Blue Note’s 10 current best-sellers, which, like his store, is a mix of music born out of jazz obsession: ”I love these artists, but the remixes are the bomb!” — KR

1 VERVE/REMIXED Various Artists (Verve)

2 LOVE MACHINE Sir Charles Jones (Mardi Gras)

3 UP Peter Gabriel (Universal)

4 TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS Interpol (Matador)

5 COME AWAY WITH ME Norah Jones (Blue Note)

6 EVE-OLUTION Eve (Interscope)

7 END TRANSMISSION Snapcase (Victory)

8 GOLDEN GRAIN Ludacris Presents Disturbing Tha Peace (Def Jam)

9 SONGS FOR THE DEAF Queens of the Stone Age (Interscope)

10 REROUTE TO REMAIN In Flames (Nuclear Blast America)

Week ending 9/29/02